Brian De Palma's Carrie
Supercontext: an autopsy of media · Charlie Bennett
November 1, 20191h 42mExplicit
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Show Notes
This is a special repost of the first episode of our Patreon-only series, SuperKINGcontext.
Stephen King's first novel was adapted into this 1976 cautionary movie about adolescence, bullying, and female representation by a team of middle-aged men. How does the male gaze impact this story that is so often referred to as "feminist"?
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Additional Resources:
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/carrie-stephen-king-horror
- https://web.archive.org/web/20000510093031/http://www.briandepalma.net/carrie/carrint.htm
- http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/pj-soles-reminisces-about-the-original-carrie.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/03/carrie-stephen-king-brian-de-palma-horror-films-feminism
- https://cinephiliabeyond.org/four-decades-later-brian-de-palmas-carrie-stands-one-capably-crafted-horror-films-time/
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10474858/Carrie-the-growing-pains-of-a-horror-classic.html
- https://sites.google.com/site/cultoddities/home/carrie/carrie-1976/press/sissy-spacek-interviews
- https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/03/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-one
- https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/04/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-two